Q. Driverless cars are currently being developed, with predictions they will be in operation inside the next 10 years. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements about driverless cars?

Total agree

Total disagree

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Don’t know

I generally support the introduction of driverless cars

49%

38%

13%

36%

23%

15%

14%

I am concerned about the safety implications of driverless cars

78%

15%

31%

47%

11%

4%

6%

I am concerned about the impact of driverless cars on jobs

58%

32%

23%

35%

24%

8%

9%

Even if there are some deaths from driverless cars they will be safer than cars driven by humans

40%

36%

12%

28%

21%

15%

23%

We shouldn’t trust our safety to robots

57%

30%

22%

35%

22%

8%

13%

78% agree that they are concerned about the safety implications of driverless cars, 58% are concerned about the impact of driverless cars on jobs and 57% think we shouldn’t trust our safety to robots.

However about half (49%) support the introduction of driverless cars compared to 38% who don’t. Support for driverless cars was highest with men (59%), aged 18-34 (63%), incomes over $2K pw (64%) and university educated (58%).

Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward? If don’t know – Well which party are you currently leaning to?

Total

Last week 21/11/17

2 weeks ago 14/11/17

4 weeks ago 31/10/17

Election 2 Jul 16

Liberal

33%

32%

33%

33%

National

3%

3%

3%

3%

Total Liberal/National

36%

35%

36%

36%

42.0%

Labor

38%

38%

38%

37%

34.7%

Greens

9%

9%

9%

10%

10.2%

Nick Xenophon Team

2%

3%

3%

3%

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation

8%

8%

8%

7%

Other/Independent

7%

7%

7%

6%

13.1%

2 party preferred

Liberal National

46%

46%

46%

46%

50.4%

Labor

54%

54%

54%

54%

49.6%

Sample = 1,805. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2016 election.